obviously GMS value leafs forwards highly. if kapanen/Coleman/goodrow go for what they did, nylander gets a kings ransom

I believe TML should keep the Core 4, skip Piertangelo and for his 8m + 2M from Holl land two middle Pair Ds who will backup Rielly in his own end and Muzzin per se so he wont wear himself off in first 30 Games as he must with Holl beside him.

Assets to be used to get those 2 Ds should be 2020 1st, 2021 1st, Hyman, Johnsson, Kerfoot and Dermott. Team was built on F depth with neglecting D problems and it didnt work out for last 2 Season, one of which is already window for Cup.

Pietrangelo will want 8 x $9.0m from St Louis he's not taking less in high taxed Canada. Try more like 7 x $9,5m minimal.

Kostin hasn't done much in the AHL but whenever I watch he is playing 3rd line minutes on a pretty crappy team. Def a polarizing guy - there are people that love him and people that think he's way too inconsistent. Like Liljegren, he's still one of the youngest AHLers despite playing in the league for a couple yrs already. He is probably gonna get a full time call up this season and likely peaks as a middle six power winger with some skill. His feet are a little slow still but as long as he keeps them moving he's an effective player. Big guy, nice shot.

Sunny is a smart defensive-minded guy and for the money he does a lot of things for a team, including scoring goals. Good speed and gets a lot of chances at 5v5. Fan favorite sort of like a Hyman-type presence. He's played all over the lineup and seems to work anywhere.

I'd def rather have Nylander than the package here, just kinda spitballing on what a Leafs team would look like with Petro.

5-6 years? how is any team gonna make that work? I thought it was gonna be flat for like 2 years and then they'll hit their revenue target and it will slide up.

Which is why this theoretical exercise on signing Pietrangelo is silly. It's not going to happen.

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It really doesn't matter what "Pietrangelo" wants. In a flat cap league, and where RFAs are making more money, I don't know of "any team suitable to Pietrangelo" can/will offer much more than 8m.
High taxed Canada....doesn't mean much especially to an American based Pietrangelo.

There are enough stupid GM's out there. Tallon was fired, but he probably would have been stupid enough. Someone will offer both him and Hall too much money

Vancouver seems like someone who would totally work their behind off to get out from Erricson and blow it all on signing a 30 year old UFA to only decline again in a couple years

So... all the info is posted but you’re just too lazy to read?